Stopcock

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OBJECT TYPE: GLASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0371.001

MANUFACTURER: JENNINGS, R.W. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Nottingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JENNINGS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Nottingham

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM ESTATE OF MR. E. EDWARD JONES, F.I. MECH. E.C. ENG., P. ENG. (1908-1994), BRITISH BORN & EDUCATED ENGINEER. AFTER COMING TO CANADA IN 1950'S, HE WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF ORENDA IROQUOIS GAS TURBINE, & LATER IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING OF ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.
Function: GLASS TUBE INTENDED TO BE INSERTED INTO MOUTH OF FLASK OR OTHER VESSEL USED IN LABORATORY; IT CONTAINS HAND-OPERATED VALVE WHICH WAS OPENED OR CLOSED BY ROTATING PLUG IN ORDER TO REGULATE FLOW OF LIQUID OR GAS THROUGH TUBE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.4 BLUE LETTERING READING "R.W. JENNINGS & CO./ RJW [LOGO]/ NOTTINGHAM"/.1 HAND LETTERED BLUE "54" ON STOPCOCK & PLUG;.2 SIMILALRY MARKED "37";.3 "41";.4 "40"
Missing: .3 & .4 ONE ARM BROKEN OFF EACH
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT, GROUND STOPPER
Decoration: N/A

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JENNINGS, R.W. & CO., Stopcock, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0371, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0371.001/

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